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Best Milkshake: It s close, but I m giving this one to Taylor s Refresher. Both it and Burger Joint (see Best Burger, above) use S an F rancisco s luscious Double Rainbo w ice cr eam for their first-rate strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate shakes. But in the summer Taylor s branches out with a to-die-for blueberry shake. See p. 125 and p. 142. Best for B reakfast: F or its inv entive omelets, terrific pancakes, and fr eshbaked breads, adirondack balloon flights Ella s (500 Presidio Ave.; & 415/441-5669) takes the priz e in the early meal categor y. See p. 139. Of course, while in S an F rancisco, y ou could always branch out and hav e dim sum for breakfast (see Best Dim Sum, below), which I highly recommend. Best Children s Menu: Kids ar en t limited to chicken fingers and fries at friendly adirondack balloon flights Puccini & Pinetti (129 Ellis St.; &415/392-5500). The children s menu includes a salad, fr uit, soup , and spaghetti, along with the irr esistible makeyour- own-pizza option. See p. 108. Best D ecor: Step into Ana M andara (891 Beach St.; &415/771-6800) and step into Vietnam complete with tropical foliage, a facade of a Vietnamese home, and Indochinese artifacts. See p. 129. Best Views: Perched adirondack balloon flights atop a bluff o ver the open ocean, the Cliff House Bistro (1090 Point Lobos A ve.; & 415/3863330) affords a vista that will take your breath away. See p. 149. I f you can t make it out to the S unset District, try McCormick & K uleto s (900 N orth Point S t.; & 415/929-1730) in G hirardelli S quare for a vie w of the S an Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island, and the historic ships of the H yde S treet P ier. See p. 130.

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Children could easily be entertained here for an entire day. For a more tranquil visit, hang out on the Ghirardelli side, where kids can climb aboard the Hyde Street Pier boats, frolic at the Aquatic Park beach, and listen to music in the cour tyard of The Cannery. For a healthy dose of o ver-stimulation, walk east to see P IER 39 s sea lions, the A quarium of the Bay, and M us e M canique, and to catch the ferries for a bay cr uise. Two scenic public transportation options from Union Square are the Powell-Hyde cable car or the F-Market streetcar.